ISRO Chief Plans Moon Mission launching In Early 2008

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Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G Madhavan Nai

by Staff Writers
Kannur, India (PTI) Dec 06, 2006
Press Trust Of India reports that India's space mission to the Moon is scheduled to be launched early 2008, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G Madhavan Nair has said. "The Moon Mission is scheduled to be launched from Sriharikota early 2008 using Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle (PSLV) and would take five days to reach near the Moon's orbit," the ISRO Chief told PTI when asked about the progress of the ambitious mission.

The unmanned space craft would revolve around the Moon for two years to collect valuble data on the Earth's Satellite, Nair said without elaborating on the mission.

The ISRO Chairman was here to attend a function organised by the Malabar Cancer Care Society, a telemedicine provider, facilitating cancer patients in north Kerala online interaction, using satellite services, with the experts of the Thiruvananthapuram-based Regional Cancer Centre.

Source: Press Trust Of India

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